the boys look good.” When I moved to Birmingham, Tom was kind enough to introduce me to an attorney with whom he had worked on a case. This attorney’s son is now one of my son’s good friends and plays on the Mountain Brook JV lacrosse team that I coach . . . small world. Rhett Waldman writes, “I wish I had big news (or at least some juicy innuendos) for you. Hmmm. . . . I’m now a great-uncle! Talk about nachas! I’ll let you try to explain ‘nachas’ to our classmates!” Sorry Rhett, I’m too goyishe to explain! Peter Wilson is a principal at the ateri group, an architecture and interiors firm serving projects focused in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and Southern U.S. regions and select European locales. Peter and his wife Jeness live in Baltimore with their daughters Sydney and Anna. Rob Yarlott is manager of international business development at CSX Transportation in Baltimore. Rob and his wife Linda live in Ellicott City with their sons Jay and Will. Scott Bortz continues in his work as a partner for Tribek Properties, which focuses on retail projects for Walgreens and Harris Teeter. Scott Bowerman and his wife Tiffany live in Rome, Ga., with their sons Brenden and Will and their daughter Brielle. Scott is an orthopaedic surgeon with the Rome Orthopaedic Clinic and Sports Medicine group, the only center in Northwest Georgia dedicated solely to orthopaedic care. Check out a current picture of Scott at http:// www.romeortho.com/physicians/scott-bowerman/. Ned Brody is now CEO at AOL Networks, overseeing global businesses such as Advertising.com, ADTECH, The AOL On Video Network, goviral and Pictela. Ned is also responsible for products and formats such as the AdLearn optimization engine, AdLearn Open Platform (DSP), MARKETPLACE (SSP), Dynamic Creative and Retargeting technologies and Devil Network. Ned assumed responsibility of these businesses in March 2012. Hank Donnelly is a research analyst at The Center for Naval Analyses. Hank and his wife Julie live in Falls Church, Va. Steve Grandea and his wife Nickey reside in Fayetteville, Ga., where Steve continues his involvement with youth soccer as a member of the Board of Directors for the Fayette County Youth Soccer League. Steve is an engineer with First Data Corp. Michael Kapiloff is an associate professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine and director, Cardiac Signal Transduction and Cellular Biology Laboratory at the University of Miami. Mike and his wife Judy live in Miami Beach, Fla. Greg Kidd lives in Waynesville, N.C., where he is a musician of some renown, playing bass guitar in the Lorraine Conard Band. Greg is a former regional director of the National Parks Conservation Association. Greg is also on the steering committee of the Western North Carolina Alliance, an organization which uses policy advocacy, scientific research and community collaboration to protect the natural heritage of the region so that people and the environment can thrive. Joe Maisog sent in the following: “A few tidbits of news for you. In 2012, I finished a master’s degree in biostatistics at Georgetown University. I am now employed as a contract biostatistician working for the
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD/NIH) in Rockville, Md. Yes, I am still playing the piano! I have become fascinated with transcriptions of classic jazz piano performances, and arrangements in that style.” Wendell Phillips is the director of government and community relations at North Carolina A&T State University. Wendell and his wife Ruth live in Greensboro, N.C., with their son Wendell and daughters Clarke and Logan. I have no confirmation of a rumor that Wendell drops his children off at school on a motorcycle. I did learn that the Human Relations Commission for the city of Greensboro named Wendell as its new chairman in March 2012. The mission of the Human Relations Commission is to improve the quality of life for Greensboro residents by encouraging fair treatment and promoting mutual understanding and respect among all people. Wendell corroborates my findings: “Nothing has really changed though . . . that could be both good and bad. I am the chair of the Human Relations Commission for the City of Greensboro (gotta grow where you’re planted man — stay engaged in the community). The main gig, though, is right here at the university for now. Still working of getting this book of essays out . . . it will be kind of like the www.wendellswrite.com blog between two covers.” Andy Mittelman lives in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where he is the owner of Southport Realty Associates, Inc. and Xcellence, LLC, a consulting and coaching practice. Greg Montague is the managing director, private client services at Sequoia Financial Group in Sarasota, Fla. Ransone Price and his wife Cherry live in Richmond, Va., with their son Mitchell. Ransone is still an actuary with Genworth Financial. “I don’t really have anything new to report,” he says. “My wife has semi-retired from teaching though (she still occasionally subs.) My wife is also coaching our daughter’s soccer team this year. Which means of course that I have been pressed into service as an assistant coach. My son is playing soccer as well. He’s in seventh grade now. My daughter is in first grade. “I don’t get out to the golf course or to the bridge table as much as I’d like but I can’t really complain. “Everybody in my immediate family seems to be doing pretty well. My sister and her family are still up there in Baltimore and I’m sure you might run into them sometime. My parents are still there as well.” Gary Raab writes, “Unfortunately, I do not get back to Baltimore that frequently except for the holiday season. I’m still located in Northern Kentucky — the outskirts of Cincinnati, Ohio. This is ‘Bungle’ Nation Country so I took a fair amount of heat (crap) for the Ravens Super Bowl win this year. I currently hold the role as V.P. of global flavor creation for WILD Flavors, Inc., a privately held flavoring and ingredient company for the food and beverage industry. Also, this year I am the reigning president of the Society of Flavor Chemists, the group of people responsible for flavoring the things we eat and drink. My wife Dana and I spend a lot of time at our lake house at Lake Cumberland. If any Gilman alums are in the area, we welcome any visitors!”
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